Director of Schools

AMS Schools•Phoenix, AZ

11d•$105,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

AMS Impact Group is seeking an experienced and mission-driven Director of Schools to provide executive-level leadership, coaching, and accountability to AMS school principals. This role is responsible for ensuring every AMS campus is led by a high-performing leadership team and consistently meets the network’s academic, operational, and culture expectations. The Director of Schools serves as a key instructional and organizational leader, partnering closely with principals to strengthen teaching and learning, improve scholar outcomes, develop leadership capacity, and ensure fidelity to AMS instructional and operational systems. This position is based on-site at AMS schools and requires frequent campus presence to support coaching, observation, and leadership development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s degree in Education, Leadership, or related field preferred).
Minimum 6+ years of successful experience as a school principal, preferably in K–8 or Title I environments.
Prior classroom teaching experience (K–8 preferred).
Demonstrated success improving academic performance, school culture, and staff retention.
Proven experience coaching and developing school leaders.
Strong data analysis, project management, and organizational skills.
Ability to work full-time on-site at AMS campuses.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading multiple school communities or developing leaders into expanded roles.
Track record of school turnaround or performance improvement.
Advanced training or credentials in curriculum, instruction, or educational leadership.
Experience within charter school networks or education management organizations.

Responsibilities

Principal Leadership & Coaching Directly coach, develop, and manage AMS principals to ensure strong instructional leadership and campus performance.
Conduct regular on-site school visits, including classroom observations, leadership meetings, and one-on-one coaching with principals.
Support principals in setting priorities, identifying root causes, and executing action plans to improve instruction, culture, and operations.
Lead the hiring, onboarding, development, and performance management of school principals.
Develop leadership pipelines and succession plans to ensure long-term school stability and growth.
Instructional Excellence & Scholar Achievement Ensure consistent implementation of AMS instructional models, curriculum, and pedagogical expectations across schools.
Monitor academic data and key performance indicators to drive continuous improvement in scholar achievement.
Support leaders in strengthening instructional planning, observation and feedback cycles, and professional development.
Ensure alignment to AMS instructional frameworks, including data-driven instruction and real-time feedback practices.
School Culture & Operations Oversight Partner with principals to build strong scholar and staff culture grounded in high expectations, consistency, and belonging.
Oversee operational excellence through school leadership, including student enrollment, attendance, retention, special education services, and compliance.
Support principals in addressing challenges related to staffing, retention, and campus operations.
Serve as an escalation point for family concerns requiring network-level support.
Data, Systems & Accountability Regularly analyze academic, operational, and culture data to assess school performance and guide strategic decision-making.
Monitor leading indicators across instruction, culture, and leadership development to proactively address risks.
Ensure schools meet or exceed network performance benchmarks and outperform comparable schools.